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Your Official Invitation to Come to the Edge Today!

It’s time to fly higher and leap ‘bigger’, Come to the Edge Today! travelers!

A new format is coming very soon with even greater opportunities to discover the majesty, Love and depth of Who-we-really-are. This new approach will incorporate the wisdom we have uncovered here at ‘The Edge’ these past 4+ years leading us to even more discoveries and ‘ahas’ in this adventurous life we are living.

If you are new to our community at ‘Come to the Edge Today!’, join us. You will fit right in as your wisdom and searching has led you right here! Feel free to explore the dozens of topics and reflections (complete with ‘leaping’ exercises) contained within. This site is a gift to you with the purpose of providing a unique, personal space for you to uncover the magic and beauty of who You really are by answering Life’s invitation to ‘Come to the Edge Today!’, taking your leap and l-i-v-i-n-g, perhaps for the first time. (If you’re wondering what is ‘Come to the Edge Today!, listen to an interview which explains everything! Click this link and listen to episode 1.

So, while I eagerly put together the new format, continue listening, hearing and answering Life’s daily, loving invitation to embrace the magnificence of You!

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This season, throw out the anxiousness of your ‘to do’ lists and ‘have to’s! Eliminate the dreadful feeling of putting up with people you feel obligated to see or events you don’t want to attend. Let go of the worrisome thought that ‘I don’t have enough money’ or ‘nobody cares about me’. Reject whatever is showing up as lack in your life.

Regardless of your current circumstances, this can be the most meaningful, joyful, growth filled holiday season of your life – beginning right now!

How?

By embracing the most precious gift already in your possession……………this gift may surprise you!

Join me below at ‘Come to the Edge Today!’ Radio for ‘How to Experience a Joy Full Holiday Season’. These few minutes reveal the gift that is yours to use….easily and effectively….right now. Discover practical tips and tools for how to use this gift and quickly learn to refocus so you can enjoy not only this season, but your l-i-f-e!

Turn off all distractions, grab your favorite beverage, dim the lights, click the ‘play’ button (or download the mp3) below and begin your best season yet!

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Give yourself permission to be thankful and see what happens………..

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It’s Halloween season (one of my favorites!) and with it comes….. pumpkins. What do pumpkins have to do with “Come to the Edge Today”?

Actually, everything.

Listen to this great song by Peter Mayer as he tells the wonderful story of pumpkins deciding who to “become” on Halloween.

Today’s “leaping” practice: After listening, you decide………Who will you be: The Jack-O-Lantern or the pumpkin on the vine?

John’s Garden Lyrics

Farmer John wandered back
And when he reached the pumpkin patch, began to speak
He said “the weather’s getting colder
Summer’s over and it’s almost Halloween
That’s the day, the reason you were raised
When everything about your life will change

You will have eyes to see, and for that night, you’ll be
A bright lamp burning in the darkness
But remember that candle shines for only the briefest time
In a jack-o-lantern’s heart”

The pumpkins held a meeting then
Some were very apprehensive and afraid
“Could this really happen to us?
What could be the meaning?” is what they were saying
“This is home, it’s all we’ve ever known”
Then one bold, outspoken pumpkin spoke

He said
“I don’t need eyes to see , it sounds like a lie to me
I like it just fine here in John’s garden
And remember that candle shines for only the briefest time
In a jack-o-lantern’s heart”

There is much to ask and to ponder in the pumpkin patch
When imposing old October shows up at last

Then a pumpkin from the farther end
Who had been silent up till then
Over the commotion, said
“What would you rather have my friends
A chance to shine, or die here on the vine?
The better way seems very plain to me

You will have eyes to see, and for that night, you’ll be
A bright lamp burning in the darkness
And maybe that candle shines for only the briefest time
In a jack-o-lantern’s heart
Oh, but one goblin’s smile should make it all well worth while
You know you might even see the starlight
And knowing that time is brief, makes it that much more sweet
When you have a jack-o-lantern’s heart”

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“What is it that you REALLY like to do?”
This is the life changing question Paul Child asked his wife, Julia Child after moving to France in the 1950s. The answer flowed from her without hesitation, “EAT! That’s what I really like to do! I am good at it!” She followed her passion which led to a journey beyond her wildest imagination. Julia simply followed what felt joyous to her; she went with the flow and enjoyed life as it unfolded and expanded. There was no grand plan. For her, it was about the journey – the process of researching, writing…. and eating! (‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’ took 8 years from inception to publication. There are now over 34 printings and 3 editions!). Julia Child accepted Life’s invitation to “Come to the Edge Today”. Wondering what to do with her life, she identified her joy and said “yes” to exploring it. She leaped into her adventure and the rest, as they say, is history.

Today’s “leaping exercise”:Ask yourself: “What is it that I REALLY like to do?”
Be honest! Be true! Let yourself really speak the answer! Write it down. Post it in your bathroom, in your wallet, on your desk and on the fridge. Let your imagination feel it, see it and touch it! Allow the dream living inside of you to come to the surface. Let it grow in your mind and in your imagination. Next, using your imagination, write as many action items as you can to begin living your dream now! (Julia began by taking cooking lessons. Julie, in the movie ‘Julie and Julia’ (based on a true story) began by cooking and blogging her way through ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’). Enjoy, foster and grow your dream by ‘doing’ one of these action items each day, or as often as you can. Commit! Do it! Experience your dream coming true and revel in how quickly it expands!

Answering Life’s invitation to leap at ‘The Edge’ is SO much fun – Joan Kappes

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Today’s ‘Leaping Exercise’: Make your own chalk ‘Happyness Circle’ on your sidewalk or driveway (and yes, feel free to spell it as ‘happyness’, just for fun!) Physically step into your circle! Invite friends and neighbors to do the same! If you cannot draw on the street, draw it on a piece of paper, share it and carry it with you. Step! Jump! Leap! Take a chance…..to be happy!

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I came across an intriguing plaque while shopping today. It glared at me and said, “Make every moment count”.

How is this even possible? Increase my ‘to do’ list? Add more ‘shoulds’ to my day? Let go of everything and simply do nothing?

Hmm…Is there a way-of-being that is less dramatic, more meaningful and fun? YES! Below are 10 ways to ‘Make Every Moment Count’ or better yet, 10 ways for ‘How to really live your life, Moment by Moment’. Each item below also contains a daily intention for you to memorize, journal, or post around the house.

10 Ways to Make Every Moment Count (or ‘How to Really Live Your Life, Moment by Moment’)

Set the intention to value your moments. Be conscious and value how you are spending your moments. Are they spent in fear, anger, frustration, ‘shoulding’, or in gratitude, love, appreciation and an openness to the gift each moment brings. Daily intention: “I am awake to my good, and gather in the harvest of endless opportunities.” – Florence Scovel Shinn

Focus on what you want to see and experience. Daily intention: “It is my dominant intent to look for things that feel good today. No matter where I’m going, no matter what I’m doing, no matter who I’m doing it with, it is my dominant intent to look for what I’m wanting to see, to look for things that feel good.” - Abraham

Appreciate. Appreciate. Appreciate. “If all you did was just look or things to appreciate you would live a joyous, spectacular life. If there was nothing else that you ever came to understand other than just look for things to appreciate, it’s the only tool you would ever need to predominantly hook you up with who you really are.” – Abraham

Notice your negative emotions, then pivot. “Anytime you feel negative emotion, stop and say: Something is important here; otherwise I would not be feeling this negative emotion. What is it that I want? And then simply turn your attention to what you do want…In the moment you turn your attention to what you want, the negative attraction will stop; and in the moment the negative attraction stops, the positive attraction will begin. And in that moment your feeling will change from not feeling good to feeling good.” – Abraham Daily intention: “What is it that I want in this moment”?

Make peace with where you are. If you find yourself in a situation that is not to your liking, do not resist or perpetuate it with justifiable reasons. Acknowledge where you are and how you feel. Send as much love and compassion to yourself as you can (just as you would offer comfort to a child in need of assurance). Make a list of positive aspects that are the most positive you can find about your current situation. This will release resistance allowing for improvement in your feelings and your physical situation. Daily intention: “I am where I am and it’s ok. I can find a few positive aspects about this current situation and they are __________”

Milk it! If you find yourself in a situation that is to your liking, milk it! Revel in what you are feeling. Soak in the moment! Find more thoughts and positive aspects that add to this feeling and to this situation. Use the Law of Attraction (the essence of that which is like unto itself is drawn) to create even better feeling next-moments! Daily intention: “I am reveling in this moment and am eager for more!”

Raise the happiness bar. Ask yourself: How Good Can I Stand It? How much joy, abundance, fun, health and healing and…..and….and….will I allow to pour into my life today? This moment? The more you focus on the joy, goodness and well-being already in your life, the more you allow God/Source to bring you more! Daily intention: How good can I stand it? Today I am allowing even more joy, abundance, fun, health and healing into my life!

Trust your path.Yes, you are walking on your very own Joy path! You may not recognize it due to years of gathering soot from negative thoughts and beliefs, but it is there! Trust the moments of your day when you feel happiness and joy, as they are the compass that leads you to ‘living’ and ‘making every minute count’. Daily intention: “Today, I let myself experience my joy-full path. I know that my happiness and joy is my trustworthy compass leading me to the ‘real’ me and the life of my dreams.”

Love. Love is the most powerful energy there is. It is everywhere……always. Live your moments by increasing your awareness of the Universal Love that surrounds you. Allow it in. Absorb it. Practice and playfully give Love to yourself and others throughout the day. Daily intention: “I intentionally and joyfully receive the Love that surrounds me. I send love to you/me knowing that you/I will use it for your/my highest good.”

Focus on Now. There is no better way (or habit) for really ‘living’ than being present in the moment. Observe and experience what you are feeling, sensing and thinking, then choose what you prefer to focus upon. Living intentionally in ‘the Now’ is where all the expansion, joy, fun, growth and happiness of life dwells! Daily intention: “Realize deeply that the present moment is all I have. I am making the NOW the primary focus of my life.” – Eckhart Tolle (edited)

Today’s ‘leaping’ exercise: Play with each the above – focus on one each day, week or even month. These are habits and all habits take practice and focus. But mostly, have fun……….

Here is to experiencing your life… moment by moment by moment –Joan Kappes

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